Spooler.



A. E. RHOADES.

I SPOOLER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1909.

Patented. M11229, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

ALONZO E. RI-IOADES, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB T0 DRAPER COM-PANY, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

SPOOLER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoNzo E. RHOADES, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Hopedale, county of Worcester, State of Massachusetts,have invented an Improvement in Spoolers, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to spooling machines of the general typeillustrated, for instance, in United States Patent No. 744,797 grantedto me November 24, 1903, wherein the bobbins are sustained inbobbin-holders arranged in a row along each side of the main frame, thethread or yarn leading upward from each bobbin to a reciprocatingthread-guide which lays the thread upon the spool.

In practice and as shown in my patent the bobbin-holders are clamped toa horizontal supporting rod which heretofore has been fixedly secured tothe main frame, each bobbin-holder being individually adjustable on therod, lateral adjustment being necessary with bobbinholders arranged fortop or side lead for the thread.

The bobbin rests in the pan of the holder, retained thereon by swingingside-guards which depend from an overhanging arm, and for side lead thethread is carried from the bobbin under a guard and then upward,imparting the desired tension to the thread, but if the latter is fineand requires practically no tension as it leaves the bobbinholder thetop lead is adopted, the thread being led directly upward through alongi' tudinal slot in the overhanging arm of the bobbin-holder.

Bobbin-holders arranged for both leads are now in use, and heretoforewhen changing the lead it has been necessary to adjust or shiftlaterally upon the supporting rod one bobbin-holder after another, inorder to bring them into proper position with relation to theirthread-guides, an operation requiring considerable time and labor on alarge spooler.

My present invention has for its object the production of novel andeffective means for effecting quickly and easily the simultaneouslateral adjustment of all the bobbinholders of a series.

In accordance with my invention the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. November 17, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

Serial No. 528,430.

series of bobbin-holders are mounted on a horizontal supporting rod bysuitable clamping devices, as is now common, and the rod itself issustained in such manner that the attendant can easily move it bodily,with its bobbin-holders, laterally in either direction the distancerequired for adjustment.

The novel features of my invention will be fully described in thesubjoined specification and particularly pointed out in the followingclaims.

Figure 1 is a partial side elevation, centrally broken out, of asufiicient portion of a spooler, with one embodiment of my presentinvention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a crosssectionalview taken on theline 22, Fig. 1, looking toward the right, the supporting rod and itsattached bobbin-holders at the right being swung forward in readinessfor lateral ad ustment; Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation of one ofthe bobbin-holders showing the two leads for the thread; Fig. 4 is a topplan view of the bobbin-holder, showing the slotted top or overhangingarm for top lead of the thread.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 the main frame A, rotatable spool-carriers Bfor the spools G to receive the thread or yarn from the bobbins, thethread-guides D mounted on the transverse-rods E, the depending links Fpivotally connecting said rods with the rocker-arms G, and the connectedyokes H fulcrumed in bearings I, (see Fig. 2) to effect the traverse ofthe thread upon the spools, may be and are all of well knownconstruction and are substantially as in my patent referred to.

The bobbin-holders herein illustrated (indicated as a whole at J) haveeach a pan 1, Figs. 3 and 4, upon which the bobbin rests, swingingside-guards 2 pivotally mounted on and depending from an overhanging arm3, and a jaw 4, Fig. 2, to embrace the supporting rod 5, each holderbeing securely clamped thereupon by a set-screw 6, and the arm 3 has acentral longitudinal slot or guideway 7, clearly shown in Figs. 8 and 4.

For side lead the thread is carried under one of the guards 2 and thenupward to the thread-guide, as shown by full lines at t, Fig. 3, but fortop lead the thread is carried upward from the bobbin directly throughthe slot or guideway 7, as shown by dotted lines at 6*, Fig. 8, and whenchanging from one lead to the other the bobbin-holder must be adjustedlaterally to properly position it with relation to its thread-guide.

In the present embodiment of my invention the upright girths K, one ateach side of the main frame below the spindle-rails L, have securelybolted to them at or near their ends brackets 8, each bracket having alongitudinally flanged or rail like and elongated head 9, clearly shownin Figs. 1 and 2, the heads of the brackets being in alinement. The footof the bracket is longitudinally extended to form a flat abutment 10,corresponding in length to the head, for a purpose to be described.

A hanger 11 having at its lower end a hub 12 to receive the supportingrod 5 is clamped thereto by a set-screw 13, one of such hangers beingsecured to the rod at each of its ends, in the present embodiment of myinvention, as shown in Fig. 1, the upper ends of said hangers beinghooked at 14, Fig. 2, to hook over the flange or rail of a bracket head9, while a lug 15 extending from the back of each hanger adjacent itshub is adapted normally to rest against the abutment 10, see Fig. 2 atthe left.

From an inspection of Fig. 2 it will be seen that the rod 5 and itsseries of bobbinholders J is suspended from the bracket heads 9 by thehangers, the engagement of the lugs 15 with the abutments 10 maintainingthe rod and bobbin-holders in operative position, and Viewing Fig. 1 itwill be seen that there is a clearance between the right hand end of therod and the adjacent end of the main frame A.

WVhen it is desired to shift or adjust the bobbin-holders laterally theattendant grasps the rod 5, draws it forward far enough to disengage thelugs 15 from the abutments 10, as shown at the right, Fig. 2, and thenmoves the rod and its connected parts to the right or left, as may benecessary, the hooked ends 14: of the hangers 11 sliding along therail-like heads 9. The desired lateral shifting having been accomplishedthe rod 5 is released and immediately it swings back to normal operativeposition, the Weight of the various parts creating sufficient frictionbetween the lugs 15 and the bracket abutments to prevent any accidentallateral displacement under normal conditions. In Fig. 1 thebobbin-holders are set for side lead of the threads and when a change isto be made to top lead the shifting of the rod 5 will be to the right,as will be apparent, in order to position properly the guideways 7 withrelation to the thread-guides D. Thus by a Very simple and readilyeffected operation on the part of the attendant the entire series ofbobbinholders on a side of the frame is laterally adjusted or shiftedsimultaneously, completely obviating the old and cumbersome, time andlabor-consuming method of individually adjusting each bobbin-holder onthe supporting rod. After the bobbin-holders have been properly set andclamped upon the supporting rod in the first instance, by means of thesetscrews 6, there is no further adjustment required relatively to therod, the simultaneous adjustment of all of the bobbin-holders of av setas herein provided for being a great economizer of time and labor.

By means of the set-screws 13 the angularity of the bobbin-holders as aset can be varied, simply by the necessary turning of the rod 5 in thehubs 12.

The rail-like heads of the brackets are of suflicient length to permitany required adjustment, and while said heads are at all times inoperative sliding engagement with the hooked hangers or suspenders theypermit slight rocking movement of said hangers when the rail is pulledforward preparatory to lateral shifting. Such forward movement of therail is practically necessary, as otherwise the friction between thehanger lugs and the bracket abutments would make necessary theexpenditure of considerable power to effect the lateral shifting.

Various changes or modifications may be made by those skilled in the artwithout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forthin the claims annexed hereto.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1* 1. In a spooler, a series of rotatablespoolcarriers, thread-guides, and bobbin-holders, combined with asupporting rod upon which the bobbin-holders are clamped, and means forsustaining and permitting longitudinal movement of the rod to therebyeffect lateral adjustment of the bobbin-holders in unison.

2. In a spooler, a series of rotatable spoolcarriers, thread-guides, andbobbin-holders, combined with a supporting rod upon which thebobbin-holders are clamped, fixed brackets, and hangers rigidly attachedto the said rod and in sliding and rocking engagement with the brackets,to permit lateral and simultaneous adjustment of said bobbinholders.

3. In a spooler, fixed brackets having elongated, flanged heads, aseries of bobbinholders, a supporting rod on which they are mounted, andsuspending hangers rigidly attached to said rod and having hooked upperends in sliding engagement with the flanged heads of the brackets.

4. In a spooler, a series of rotatable spool-- carriers, thread-guides,and a series of bobbin-holders, combined with laterally shiftablesupporting means for the bobbinholders, whereby they can be adjusted inunison laterally with relation to the thread-guides.

5. In a spooler, in combination, a series of thread-guides, a series ofbobbin-holders adapted for side or top lead for the thread, andlaterally shiftable means for supporting said bobbin-holders and withwhich they are rigidly connected, whereby said bobbinholders can beadjusted laterally in unison to position the bobbin-holders for side ortop lead.

6. In a spooler, a series of bobbin-holders, a supporting rod on whichthey are clamped, and laterally shiftable, rocking suspending means forsaid rod, to effect simultaneous adjustment of the bobbin-holders.

7 In a spooler, fixed brackets having longitudinally extended, flangedheads and flat, elongated abutments at their feet, a series ofbobbin-holders, a supporting rod on which they are clamped, a hanger ateach end of and rigidly attached to the rod, each hanger having itsupper end hooked to slidably engage and rock on the flanged head of abracket, and a lug on the lower end of each hanger, to frictionallyengage the abutment and normally prevent longitudinal movement of saidsupporting rod.

8. In a spooler, fixed brackets having longitudinally extended, flangedheads and flat,

elongated abutments at their feet, a series of bobbin-holders, asupporting rod on which they are clamped, a suspending hanger having ahooked upper end to slidably engage and rock on the flanged head of abracket, a hub on the lower end of each hanger, to receive the rod,means to clamp the rod therein, and a lug on each hanger adaptednormally to engage the bracket abutment and frictionally restrain therod and its adjuncts from longitudinal movement.

9. In a spooler, a series of bobbin-holders, a supporting rod upon whichthey are clamped, sustaining means for the rod, including laterallymovable members, whereby the latter said rod and the bobbin-holders as aunit can be shifted laterally, and means to hold the rod in angularlyadjusted position with relation to the sustaining means therefor.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALONZO E. RHOADES. Vitnesses:

G. L. BELL, E. D. OSGOOD.

